Tony Vitello to SF Giants (Confirmed)

[The Vollipop Guild]

It’s not sour grapes either, because I don’t really care much about boring baseball

238 sure are a lot words to type when you're definitely are not mad, don't have sour grapes and don't really care much. Very interesting.

 

[NorCalVol67]

CTV is a VFL who left for a MLB job. So by your logic, does every player who left for the NFL, NBA, or MLB before graduation not a VFL? It was no “F U” as you stated. The job was offered on Sat and he struggled with the decision until today. CTV was torn only because he loves TN and Knox and his team.

Exactly. This is not difficult to understand. Do people think he should have made a snap decision.

 

[VolNation88]

Tony is gone… have a friend that played in the league and he was told from a SF Giants source.

Announced the next two days.

Told yall

 

[Mullins2010]

Anyone close to the program will tell you its true.

I've heard it directly from two of the staff. People can deny it all they want, but the two sides did not like each other. The relationship was at best very frosty.

I don't even know what to say. The fact it got to this is just heartbreaking.

Not according to Ben Mckee

 

[Ttucke11]

CTV is a VFL who left for a MLB job. So by your logic, does every player who left for the NFL, NBA, or MLB before graduation not a VFL? It was no “F U” as you stated. The job was offered on Sat and he struggled with the decision until today. CTV was torn only because he loves TN and Knox and his team.

No, the league is set up to force them to leave early and they have to leave eventually.

Leaving in October is definitely a F U to the program and fan base. I understand thats when the job came open, doesn't make it any less devastating to the program. Never said it intentional but it is a major issue he has personally caused.

He can love UT all he wants (although the love on our side will quickly dissolve), I don't hate the guy, but he's not a VFL in his own words "you're either a Vol or you're not". Don't white knight for a grown man. Especially when I didn't even say anything bad about him.

 

[508mikey]

Tony taking a pay cut

not a good deal if true

 

[Vols919]

he left in October because that's when MLB positions become available.

If he wants to be in the pros then fine. Give him his roses and promote from within. But if fans are going to place blame solely on our leadership, I won't abide.

"You're either a Vol or you're not."

 

[NorCalVol67]

We've seen tougher times than these. LOL

Uh, yeah we have txbo.

Its not like what CDS walked into.

 

[Proud Army Wife]

This is the only thing that would bring me a sliver of hope, but I don’t trust they’ll do the right thing.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Alright we have to keep Elander, Kivett and Frank. Hire Elander and move on.

 

[malkmusvol]

Arkansas Razorbacks baseball must have made a huge donation to the Danny Deck fund. It was always ending like this.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Anyone close to the program will tell you its true.

I've heard it directly from two of the staff. People can deny it all they want, but the two sides did not like each other. The relationship was at best very frosty.

I don't even know what to say. The fact it got to this is just heartbreaking.

I really don’t care if some people want to make excuses for Danny. Having a frosty relationship with the best coach on campus is inexcusable. He’s done a solid job as our AD but he’s also benefited from coming into a job where the two best coaches on campus aren’t even his hires.

He’s slid by for many years and fans have accepted the price hikes and transformation of the athletic department because we won a lot of games, especially in basketball and baseball (not his hires). My red line was always keeping Tony. Tony is gone, so Danny better win something meaningful soon or he can leave, too.

 

[volfanhill]

 

[mackievol]

"Either you're a vol or not" we got our answer. Next man up.

 

[volfanbill]

If he wants to be in the pros then fine. Give him his roses and promote from within. But if fans are going to place blame solely on our leadership, I won't abide.

"You're either a Vol or you're not."

I'm not blaming White by any means, but if you're going to get hired to be an MLB manager, it's going to happen in October. This is just an unfortunate enough of high success.

 

[Volstylexx]

Basilio saying insiders at AD are saying Danny White is thinking about moving completely away from Tony tree and clean house within baseball. He’s about to become enemy #1

 

[drylo]

Elander as successor feels like Kirby finally leaving the Saban nest. Worked with the best for a long time, staying when he could have left, waiting for THE opportunity… likely to be able to replicate the elite ability to accumulate talent that made his “mentor” great.

 

[Jxn Vol]

First, it’s baseball, it has less eyes on it than women’s basketball does! 2nd, not DW’s fault Tony is making a dumb decision! In 3 or less years Tony will be right back to college baseball, and I hope the program that does hire him doesn’t have the resources that TN has POURED into the baseball program. Also at that point other coaches can use his failing in recruiting, so the shine wears off. Either way, DW still is going to pour money into this program that eve at the upper echelon has LOST millions of dollars with it. If Elander has learned anything from Tony on recruiting he will also do just as well here. Heck Tony’s in game decisions a lot of times were stupid, he got by on out talenting people, it’s why they have a ton of guys drafted. Tony was not a head coach prior to coming here, money was poured into the program and it took off. You can say that is Tony, you can say that is the money TN decided to pour into the program. You cannot though say Elander can’t do the same. In the end the baseball team will be fine and Tony will fail and look like an idiot in the process. No way I’d want my ego to take a hit like that, but I guess my ego isn’t as big as his to know that I can’t fail.

Thanks for weighing in Mrs. White. Tell Danny to go get Schnall from Coastal.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Exactly. This is not difficult to understand. Do people think he should have made a snap decision.

This is just his life.
It’s our entertainment. That’s way more important

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Not according to Ben Mckee

I would assume most of Ben’s sources are probably within the athletic department and work for Danny so it wouldn’t shock be he is painting Danny in a better light.

 

[Bigorangefaninga]

Can someone ELI5 as to why this is Danny White’s fault? Heavy investments were made and continue to be made in the program, and he openly touts that we are an “everything” school. Why would he be hold resentment towards Vitello in this scenario?

Also, cannot blame TV at all for taking the opportunity. It’s a once in a lifetime thing and you’d always ask yourself why you didn’t take a shot at it.

As I stated earlier on in one of the TV threads, it is crucial that Danny White gets in front of the media and fans soon and details a contingency plan. He’s had days to come up with something, and if he was forward-thinking, he’s been planning on this for a while.

Because these people are stupid, plain and simple! Anyone who listens to Tony Basilio that moron is an idiot too! DW only ego is to show how great every sport at UT is! He spends the money to make everyone good, he goes out and beats the bushes to get every last dollar for the athletic department. I mean he’s building the Taj Mahal of baseball stadiums just because a coach begged him too even though the program loses millions every year. In the end, the program will continue without Tony V, the program has never gotten the money poured into it before which is why it never reached the levels it did before, even in the years Delmonico was there.

 

[BigOrangeGoose]

Tony taking a pay cut

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[Christian Lowe]

Basilio saying insiders at AD are saying Danny White is thinking about moving completely away from Tony tree and clean house within baseball. He’s about to become enemy #1

Unfortunately though.. it won’t affect him at all if he torpedoes baseball.

 

[Mullins2010]

I would assume most of Ben’s sources are probably within the athletic department and work for Danny so it wouldn’t shock be he is painting Danny in a better light.

Of course

 

[rocketskates]

Don't underestimate the White family ego.

Well he’s about to make the most important decision in Tennessee baseball history. This a post Fulmer firing type decision. Could keep the train rolling or put us into the depths.